preadolescent

1. 1.

   of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12

   “a preteen party”

   “preteen clothing”

   Synonymspreteen

   Similaryoung

Questions about preadolescent

What does preadolescent mean?

preadolescent means "of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12".

How many syllables are in preadolescent?

preadolescent has 5 syllables: pre-a-do-les-cent. The stress falls on "les". In IPA it is /ˌpɹiædəˈlɛsɪnt/.

What is another word for preadolescent?

Close synonyms include preteen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is preadolescent a common word?

preadolescent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.